public-key infrastructure
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Summary
public-key infrastructure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- public key is named after public-key infrastructure[2].
- public-key infrastructure is a type of technical system[3].
- public-key infrastructure is a type of cyberinfrastructure[4].
- public-key infrastructure comprises digital certificate[5].
- public-key infrastructure comprises certificate authority[6].
- public-key infrastructure comprises registration authority[7].
- public-key infrastructure comprises revocation list[8].
- public-key infrastructure comprises directory service[9].
- public-key infrastructure comprises Validation Authority[10].
- public-key infrastructure comprises key authentication[11].
- public-key infrastructure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Public key infrastructure[12].
- public-key infrastructure's facet of is recorded as cryptography[13].
- public-key infrastructure's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/pki[14].
- public-key infrastructure's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PKI'}[15].
- public-key infrastructure's uses is recorded as public key[16].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include technical system[3] and cyberinfrastructure[4].
Origins
public key is named after public-key infrastructure[2].
Use and Application
Components include digital certificate[5]; certificate authority[6]; registration authority[7]; revocation list[8], a list[17]; directory service[9], an Internet genre[18]; and Validation Authority[10], a system[19].
Why It Matters
public-key infrastructure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]